Pictured from left to right: Rylan Pfiefer, David Perez, Cauan Haase, and Larkin Copas.
Vacation Bible School plans at St. Johns Lutheran Church are well under way for June 1-4, Tuesday through Friday. “Concrete and Cranes- -Building on the Love of Jesus” is the title and theme of the week, with the fundamental principle being “Jesus is our strong foundation!”
Ronald and Judith (Albrecht) Borchers of Crescent City will celebrate their 60th anniversary. The couple was married April 30, 1961, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Crescent City.
Entries for the Iroquois County Fair Talent Show are available on the website: iroquoiscofair.com. Auditions are open to anyone age twenty-one or younger who live or go to school in Iroquois County.
The Iroquois County Public Health Department (ICPHD), in partnership with Iroquois Memorial Hospital, will be hosting multiple community-based, COVID-19 vaccination clinics for qualified individuals.
The Donovan Trust was created by the will of the late Dr. Raymond F. Donovan, for the purpose of funding charitable causes in Iroquois County. The Trust distributes funds to various charitable organizations to partially fund projects that have the general support of the community. The fundin…
Every year about this time the Iroquois West FFA and alumni hold their annual auction and pork chop dinner which has been a huge success.
The Gilman Old Boys and Girls planning committee has set Aug. 12-15 of 2021 as the tentative dates for the five-year reunion which had to be cancelled in 2020 because of concerns regarding the COVID pandemic.
The Gilman and Onarga police departments have been mulling the concept of sharing the cost of using police officers who would be provided by the county rather than employing their own officers, but that idea has now been officially dropped following meetings by both boards Monday night.
Members of Princess Wach-e-kee chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Watseka, and the Joseph Bartholomew Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, Bloomington, are honoring the Good Citizen Award recipients of Iroquois County. Though the awards ceremony for this year was cancelled, …
Larry and Ann (Wasmer) Fisher will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on February 5th. They were married in the Onarga Methodist Church in 1956. They have been blessed with four children, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Larry and Ann reside in rural Gilman.
John and Judy Goldenstein will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on February 4, 2021. John and the former Judy Luebchow were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Buckley. The couple farmed in the Gilman/Danforth area until they retired in Onarga.
Pat and Gene Merkle will mark their 70th wedding anniversary on January 27.
We received both of these releases on Thursday, Jan. 21, within less than 3 hours of each other. By the time the second notice was received the appointments to be made for Tuesday, Jan. 26, were all filled. We will do our best to keep you informed of upcoming vaccine clinics as soon as we re…
Here is a list of New Book Arrivals that are available at the Onarga Public Library.
Phillip and Skylee (Shule) Crawford are parents of a baby boy, Theodore George.
St. Johns Lutheran, Danforth, has suspended in person, face to face worship services until Dec. 31 out of an abundance of caution and care for the health and well-being of members and visitors and guests. including Saturday evening worship services.
Mary (Lubben) and Ron Goltry of Angier, NC, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 5. The couple was married in 1970 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Danforth.
Gary Storm and Donna Anderson Storm from Watseka, are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Married November 29, 1970 in Hoopeston. They have 3 children, Mark, Nikki and Mike. They have 7 grandchildren.
The Iroquois West FCCLA will be holding a trunk or treat on Friday, October 30 from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m.
The Gilman-Danforth District Library has on display a remarkable collection of bronze sculptures which the Monte Sier family has graciously lent to the library to share with the community. Each sculpture depicts a different aspect of the Native American culture. You do not want to miss the…
Iroquois County Clerk Breein Suver has announced nine polling place changes for registered voters to cast their vote on election day. The changes of polling places will be temporary for eight polling places and one permanent change for the November 3, 2020 general election. The temporary p…
John Adkins and Heather Pence of Panama City Beach, Florida would like to announce their engagement.
Bob and Julie Kraft, Gilman, are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. The couple were married Sep. 6, 1980, at St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Gilman.
Three young people participated in the Rite of Affirmation of Baptism at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, Gilman on August 16, 2020. Pictured with Pastor Pete Hinrich, left to right, are Emma McGill, Reka Ritzma, and Vitor Haase .
In a special meeting of the Crescent-Iroquois Community Unit School District #249 Board of Education, conducted Thursday, Aug. 6, the board approved a two-year sports co-op with Watseka Unit 9’s Glenn Raymond school. The co-op is for the current school year and the 2021-22 year.
Hospice of Kankakee Valley recently unveiled a refreshed brand to help increase understanding of their breadth of care and those they serve. The overall refreshed brand identity features a new name, updated logo, refined messaging, and a new website.
Cassidy and Kira Ratcliff of Loda are parents of a baby boy, Caleb Owen. Caleb was born Wednesday, July 29, at 2:26 a.m. at Gibson Area Hospital. He weighed eight pounds, one ounce and was 20 1/2 inches long.
The Danforth Historical Society is pleased to welcome to our town a Little Free Library. We want to extend a big thank you to James Hubert for designing and building the new addition. It is located at the community building nestled next to a bench under a shade tree. The little Library is …
Gilman toddler Wesley Ryan Short will be featured in a national kick off for Down Syndrome Awareness month to be held at Times Square in New York. Wesley will appear in the bright lights of Broadway on Saturday, Sept. 12, as part of the National Down Syndrome Society's annual Times Square Vi…
Full remote learning is now an option for Iroquois West students and forms have been sent out to parents in the district IW Superintendent Angelo Lekkas said Tuesday, noting the option was made available by the state.
The IHSA, the governing body for high school athletics in Illinois, has announced modified schedules for sports programs for the 2020-21 school year, shifting some from this fall to next spring.
Nina Gound of Gilman, welcomes a baby girl, Malani Jade Gound.
Katlin Schoon and Matt Radtke of Gilman are parents of a baby boy, Emmett Richard Radtke.
It appears that schools in Illinois will open in late August as they do every year, but in what form and shape could be another matter this year with the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on just about every facet of what used to be normal or routine.
The board of the Iroquois County Historical Society has voted to cancel this year’s Harvest Daze due to the pandemic. The event usually takes place the first weekend of October.
Anyone interested in playing high school golf at Iroquois West High School this fall should contact Coach Grant Meyer at grantmeyer@iwest.k12.il.us to get signed up.
The Gilman-Danforth District Library will open its doors on Monday July 6 for patrons to come into the building to check out library materials and use the computer.
There will be fireworks this year thanks to the efforts of one Onarga resident! Friday July 10 at 9:15
At long last the Iroquois West High School Class of 2020 will have their formal graduation ceremony Saturday even though most received their diplomas and graduation materials on May 22 when the “senior drive”, a parade for all graduates, was held in each of the five towns that send students …
Suggested donations to Watseka Area Food Pantry for July are pasta entrees, which include canned products such as Ravioli and Spaghettios. Please note, these are not the only donations you can make – donations of non-perishable items are always welcome as the
The Board of Education of Crescent-Iroquois Community Unit School District #249 met Monday, June 22, in the Crescent City Grade School gym, following social distancing standards.
The Iroquois County Historical Society will begin sponsoring the Farmers’ Market today, Wednesday, June 24, on the grounds of the Old Courthouse Museum, 103 W. Cherry, Watseka. This is free to those who want to participate.
Kaitlyn Michelle Fruin graduated from Rush University Medical College in Chicago on April 30, 2020 and recently started an Internal Medicine residency program at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif..
Sophia and Brian Lunt of Woodway, Texas, are parents of a baby girl, Gaia Juniper.
Elizabeth Martin, known as Mrs. L. Martin to her junior high students, recently retired from teaching at Crescent City Grade School.
The Danforth village board held a special meeting Monday night to establish a separate motor fuel tax account for REBUILD III funds.
•Dillon Honn, Gilman, majoring in business.
